Coordinates | 40°18′N 20°36′W / 40.3°N 20.6°W |
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Diameter | 20 km |
Depth | 2.1 km |
Colongitude | 21° at sunrise |
Eponym | Urbain Le Verrier |
Le Verrier is a small lunar impact crater located in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after French mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier.[1] To the west is the slightly larger crater Helicon, and farther to the west-northwest lies the mountain-ringed bay Sinus Iridum.
Le Verrier, sometimes written Leverrier, is a bowl-shaped feature with a nearly circular rim. The inner walls display the appearance of slumping along the upper edges. The inner wall and floor to the southeast appears more irregular than elsewhere.
Chang'e 3 landed north of Le Verrier in December 2013.